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Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes
Part number: AA-RW89A-TE
Sixth edition: October 2005
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Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes
About this document
This section identifies the audience of these Release Notes and provides a high-level description of
the information it contains.
Release Notes overview
These Release Notes cover the following major topics:
• Fabric OS 4.4.0f enhancements, page 4
• Accessing documentation, page 6
• Standards compliance, page 6
• Important notes, page 8
• Closed issues from Fabric OS 4.4.0c, page 38
• Closed issues from Fabric OS 4.4.0d, page 41
• Closed issues from Fabric OS 4.4.0e, page 45
• Closed issues from Fabric OS 4.4.0f, page 48
Audience
These Release Notes are intended for systems administrators and technicians
who are responsible for installing, operating, and maintaining Fabric OS version 4.4.0f.
Accessing future product updates
HP strongly recommends that customers sign up online using the Subscriber's choice web site:
http://www.hp.com/go/e-updates.
• Subscribing to this service provides you with e-mail updates on the latest product enhancements,
newest versions of drivers, and firmware documentation updates as well as instant access to
numerous other product resources.
• After signing up, you can quickly locate your products by selecting Business support and then
Storage under Product Category.
Fabric OS 4.4.0f is a patch release containing fixes to a number of defects. This patch release also
includes the same feature set as the Fabric OS 4.4.0 release.
HP upgrade recommendations
HP strongly urges customers to take the following actions:
• Upgrade Fabric OS 4.1.x or 4.2.x systems to Fabric OS 4.4.0f directly. Do not upgrade those
systems to Fabric OS 4.4.0, Fabric OS 4.4.0e or any firmware version in between.
• Upgrade existing switches running Fabric OS 4.4.0 or Fabric OS 4.4.0a to Fabric OS 4.4.0f as
soon as possible.
Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes
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Fabric OS 4.4.0f enhancements
Fabric OS 4.4.0f is a patch release that includes fixes to several defects found since the release of
Fabric OS version 4.4.0c. Fabric OS 4.4.0f integrates the same features as Fabric OS 4.4.0,
including significant enhancements in the areas of Fibre Channel long-distance support, scalability
and manageability.
Major new features of Fabric OS 4.4.x include:
• Support for the HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32 and the HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol
(MP) Router
• Greater than two-fold increase in HP Extended Fabric support:
• SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, and SAN Director 2/128 support distances up to
200 km at 1 Gbit/sec and 100 km at 2 Gbit/sec.
• SAN Switch 4/32 supports distances up to 500 km at 1 Gbit/sec and 100 km at
4 Gbit/sec.
• Trunking over Extended Fabrics
• The HP StorageWorks 2 GB switches, Core Switch 2/64,and SAN Director 2/128 switch,
support two links up to 50 km at 2 Gbit/sec and four links of 10 km at 2 Gbit/sec.
• The SAN Switch 4/32 supports three links of up to 250 km at 2 Gbit/sec or 100 km at
4 Gbit/sec.
• Increased scalability to 2560 ports and 50 domains
• Ports on Demand (POD) for instant scalability via license keys
• Fabric Watch improvements:
• Improved notification
• Switch health reports
• Standardized messaging: for example, including information such as time stamp, message
number, severity, and switch name for all system messages
• Updated security enhancements:
• SSH
• RADIUS
• DH-CHAP authentication
• Fabric Watch and Web Tools usability enhancements
HP Software release policy is to carry forward all fixes in patches to subsequent maintenance and
feature Fabric OS releases.
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Fabric OS 4.4.0f enhancements
Supported switches
Fabric OS v4.4.0f supports the following switches:
• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V
• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16V
• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16N
• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/32
• HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64
• HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128
• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32
Technical support
Contact Hewlett-Packard support for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product
repairs and part ordering. To assist your support representative and to expedite your call, have the
following information available:
• Technical support contact number, if available
• Switch model
• Switch operating system version
• Error messages received
• Output from supportshow command
• Detailed problem description and specific questions
• Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and results
Switch Serial Number
The serial number label location varies with switch model, as follows:
• For the SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/16N and SAN Switch 2/32
models, the label is on the rear chassis panel.
• For the SAN Switch 4/32, the label is on the switch ID pull-out tab located on the port side, and
on the inside of the chassis, near the Power Supply 1.
• For the Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128, the label is on the inside front of the
chassis, on the wall to left of the ports.
Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes
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World Wide Name (WWN)
Use the licenseIdShow command to display the license ID.
Accessing documentation
Additional documentation, including white papers and best practices documents, is available at the
HP storage web site: http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html.
NOTE: HP has made every effort to provide you with the most up-to-date Web retrieval procedures
available at time of print. Note, however, that Web page links are subject to change.
Documentation, including white papers and best practices documents, is available on the HP
web site:
http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html
To access current Fabric OS related documents:
1. Locate the IT storage Products section of the web page.
2. Under Networked Storage, click SAN Infrastructure.
3. The SAN Infrastructure web page displays. Locate the SAN Infrastructure products
section. Click Fibre Channel Switches.
4. Locate the B-Series Fabric-Mid-Range section.
5. To access Fabric OS 4.x documents (such as this document), click HP StorageWorks SAN Switch
4/32 & SAN Switch 4/32 power pack.
The switch overview page displays.
6. Go to the Product Information section, located on the right side of the web page.
7. Click Technical documents.
8. Follow the onscreen instructions to download the applicable documents.
For information about Fibre Channel standards, visit the following web site: http://www.t11.org.
Standards compliance
HP products conform to these standards in a manner consistent with accepted engineering practices
and procedures. In certain cases, HP may add proprietary supplemental functions to those specified
in the standards. We verify conformance with Fibre Channel Standards by subjecting our switches
to SANmark Conformance Tests developed by the Fibre Channel Industry Association. Our switches
have earned the SANmark logo indicating such conformance. SANmark is a limited testing
program and does not test all standards or all aspects of standards.
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World Wide Name (WWN)
HP Fabric OS 4.4.0b conforms to the following Fibre Channel Standards:
• FC-AL ANSI X3.272: 1996
• FC-AL-2 NCIT S 332: 1999
• FC-FLA NCIT S TR-20: 1998
• FC-GS-2 NCIT S 348-2000 Rev 7.01
• FC-FG ANSI X3.289: 1996
• FC-PH ANSI X3.230: 1994
• FC-PH-2 ANSI X3.297: 1997
• FC-PH-3 ANSI X3.303: 1998
• FC-PLDA NCIT S TR-19: 1998
• FC-SW-2 Rev 5.3
• FC-VI Rev 1.61
• FC-MI Rev 1.92
• FC-BB Rev 4.7
• FC-FS Rev 1.7
• FC-BB-2 Rev 5.3
• IPFC RFC 2625
• FCP ANSI X3.269: 1996
• FCP-2 Rev 7
Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes
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Important notes
This section provides information you should be aware of when running Fabric OS 4.4.0f.
OS requirements
HP strongly recommends using the latest software release versions to get the greatest benefit from the
SAN. Refer to the following web site for information: http://www.hp.com.
Browser, OS, and Java plug-in support
Advanced Web Tools browser, operating system, and Java Plug-in support is updated for Fabric OS
4.4.0f. Table 1 identifies the supported browsers, operating systems, and Java Plug-ins for this
release. Go to the http://www.hp.com web site for the latest list of supported operating systems.
Table 1
Browsers, Operating Systems, and Java Plug-ins
Operating System
Browser
Java Plug-in
HP-UX 11.00
Mozilla 1.4 or later
1.4.2_00 or later (up to but not including
1.5)
HP-UX 11.11
(PA 32-bit & PA 64-bit)
Mozilla 1.4 or later
1.4.2_00 or later (up to but not including
1.5)
HP-UX 11.23
(IA 64-Bit)
Mozilla 1.4 or later
1.4.2_00 or later (up to but not including
1.5)
HP-UX 11.i
+NN7.0
1.4.1_02
HP Tru64 UNIX® 5.1B
Mozilla 1.4
1.4.1_02
HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1A, 5.1b
Mozilla 1.4
1.4.1_02
HP OpenVMS 7.3-1 (64-bit)
Secure Web Browser
(SWB 1.4)
1.4.1_02
HP OpenVMS 7.3-2 (64-bit)
Secure Web Browser
(SWB 1.4)
1.4.1_02
HP Open VMS 7.3-x (Itanium)
Secure Web Browser
(SWB 1.4)
1.4.1_02
AIX 5.1
Mozilla 1.4
1.4.1_01
AIX 5.2
Mozilla 1.4
1.4.1_01
AIX 5.3
Mozilla 1.4
1.4.1_01
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Important notes
Table 1
Browsers, Operating Systems, and Java Plug-ins (continued)
Operating System
Browser
Java Plug-in
Red Hat Linux® 7.3
Mozilla 1.4 or later
1.4.2_02 or later (up to but not including
1.5)
Red Hat Linux 8.0
Mozilla 1.4 or later
1.4.2_02 or later (up to but not including
1.5)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
(IA32)
NN7.02
1.4.1_03
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
(IA32 & IA64)
Mozilla 1.4 or later
1.4.2_02 or later (up to but not including
1.5)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0
(IA32 & IA64)
Mozilla 1.4 or later
1.4.2_02 or later (up to but not including
1.5)
Red Flag Linux (32-bit)
Mozilla 1.4 or later
1.4.2_02 or later (up to but not including
1.5)
United Linux 1.0
NN7.02
1.4.1_03
United Linux 1.0
SUSE 8 (IA32)
Mozilla 1.4 or later
1.4.2_02 or later (up to but not including
1.5)
United Linux 1.0
SUSE 8 (IA64)
Mozilla 1.4 or later
1.4.2_02 or later (up to but not including
1.5)
United Linux 2.0
Mozilla 1.4 or later
1.4.2_02 or later (up to but not including
1.5)
Solaris 2.8, 2.9
Mozilla 1.2.1
(recommended)
1.4.2
Netscape 7.0
1.4.1_03
Netscape
Communicator 4.78
Solaris 7, 8, 9, 10
Mozilla 1.2.1 (recom- 1.4.2
mended)
Netscape 7.0
Netscape
Communicator 4.78
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Table 1
Browsers, Operating Systems, and Java Plug-ins (continued)
Operating System
Browser
Java Plug-in
Windows® 2000
IE 6.0 SP1
1.3.1_04 or 1.4.1_02 (recommended)
Windows 2000 SP3
IE 6.0 SP1
1.4.1_03
Windows 2003
IE 6.0 SP1
1.3.1_04 or 1.4.1_02 (recommended)
Windows XP
IE 6.0 SP1
1.4.1_03 (recommended)
Windows Server 2003 (IA32)
IE 6.0
1.4.1_03
Windows NT® 4.0 SP6a
IE 6.0 SP1
1.4.1_03
Table 2 summarizes the major features incorporated in Fabric OS 4.4.0f.
Table 2
New features in Fabric OS 4.4.x
Category
Feature
SAN Director 2/128 Mixed blade support:
• Two-domain support
• Mixed Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128
SAN Switch 4/32
platform support
Ports on demand (16, 24, or 32 ports)
ASIC support:
• 1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec automatic speed negotiation
• 4 Gbit/sec trunks
• 8-port trunk groups for up to 32 Gbit/sec trunks
• More distance options (see below)
• Dynamic path selection (DPS) with the exchange-based and
device-based policies. The SAN Switch 4/32 uses the frame
information to determine the routing paths dynamically. Port-based
policy is independent of the traffic pattern.
• Network boot using TFTP
Reliability
Compact flash capacity monitoring
Manageability
Advanced Performance Monitoring – ISL monitoring (CLI only)
Fabric Watch enhancements
Export performance data
FDMI host name support
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Browser, OS, and Java plug-in support
Table 2
New features in Fabric OS 4.4.x (continued)
Category
Feature
RAS
New logging and tracing infrastructure
Enhanced error message format
supportShow command enhancements
New supportSave command
Security related
RADIUS support
Multiple user accounts
SSL/HTTPS support
SNMPv3 support
DH-CHAP authentication (switch-switch)
SAN gateway security
Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes
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Table 2
New features in Fabric OS 4.4.x (continued)
Category
Feature
Long-distance
enhancements
200 km at 1 Gbit/sec or 100 km at 2 Gbit/sec (SAN Switch 2/8V, 2/16V,
and SAN Director 2/128)
500 km at 1 Gbit/sec, 250 km at 2 Gbit/sec, or 100 km at
4 Gbit/sec (SAN Switch 4/32)
Trunking over Extended Fabrics (HP StorageWorks 2 GB switches,
Core Switch 2/64, and SAN Director 2/128 with version 4.4.0b) is
supported only at 2 Gbit/sec as follows:
• Four links at 10 km at 2 Gbit/sec per trunk group
• Three links at 25 km at 2 Gbit/sec per trunk group
• Two links at 50 km at 2 Gbit/sec per trunk group
Buffer limited ports
Enhanced trunking support is summarized below:
Distance
Number of 2-Gbit/sec ports
LE 10 km
4 (one 4-port trunk)
L0.5 25 km
3 (one 3-port trunk)
L1 50 km
1 (one 2-port trunk)
L2 100 km
0
LD 200 km
0
LD 250 km
0
LD 500 km
0
Enhanced trunking support with the ASIC is summarized below:
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Distance
Number of 2-Gbit/sec
ports or trunks
LE 10 km
32 (four 8-port trunks)
Number of 4-Gbit/sec
ports
32 (four 8-port trunks)
L0.5 25 km 32 (four 8-port trunks)
15 (one 8-port trunk)
L1 50 km
15 (one 8-port trunk)
7 (one 7-port trunk)
L2 100 km
7 (one 7-port trunk)
3 (one 3-port trunk)
LD 200 km
3 (one 3-port trunk)
0
LD 250 km
3 (one 3-port trunk)
0
LD 500 km
0
0
Browser, OS, and Java plug-in support
Table 2
New features in Fabric OS 4.4.x (continued)
Category
Feature
SNMP support
Starting with the FOS release, HP added the ability to enable traps on a more
granular level. After an upgrade, the snmpMibCapSet command should be
run from the CLI to update the settings. This allows additional flexibility in
controlling SNMP traps. The default setting is for all traps to be disabled.
MPRS enhancements
Max hop count (MP Router) – CLI only
WAN_TOV (FC Router) – CLI only
Scalability
Supports 1280 total ports and 34 domains with or without security enabled.
Supports 2560 total ports and 50 domains in a fabric consisting of
switches with 32 ports or more running Fabric OS 4.4.0b.
Usability
improvements
Security Management – enables or merges secure fabrics (Fabric Manager
only)
Web Tools and Fabric Manager usability improvements
Enhanced Fabric Watch support
Advanced Web Tools updates
For instructions on installing Mozilla 1.6 on Solaris 2.8 and Solaris 2.9, go to the web site:
http://ftp27f.newaol.com/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla/releases/mozilla1.6/README
Issue: The Mozilla browser does not support the Switch Admin module properly in Fabric OS 2.6.x.
In Fabric OS 2.6.2, a warning message is displayed. For other 2.6.x versions, no warning message
is displayed.
Workaround: Use Netscape 4.7.7 or later.
The browsers, operating systems, and Java Plug-ins also supported introduce the limitations in
Table 3 when using mixed OS versions in Advanced Web Tools 4.4.0b.
Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes
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Table 3
Limitations with Advanced Web Tools
Launch switch environment
Problems
Firmware: Fabric OS 3.1+ or 4.1+
Issue: When viewing the topology from Web Tools, if your
initial login was a v3.1+ or v4.1+ switch and you view the
topology from a switch with previous version of Fabric OS,
there is no print function available in the Fabric Topology
window.
Operating System: any
supported OS with a supported
browser
Browser: any supported browser
on a supported OS
Web Tools 3.1.0+ and 4.1.0+ include a Print button
in the Fabric Topology window; earlier versions do
not.
Workaround: If the Fabric Topology window does
not display a Print button, you can right-click
anywhere inside the window and select Print from
the popup menu.
Firmware: Fabric OS 2.6.x
Issue: The Switch Admin does not launch correctly.
Operating System: Solaris
If you try to launch the Switch Admin using Fabric OS
2.6.2 on a Solaris operating system with a Mozilla
browser, a warning dialog box is displayed, telling
you to use the Netscape browser.
Browser: Mozilla
If you try to launch the Switch Admin using Fabric OS
2.6.1 or earlier on a Solaris operating system with a
Mozilla browser, the Switch Admin fails and no
warning is displayed.
Workaround: Although the Netscape browser is not
supported by Web Tools for switches running Fabric
OS 2.6.2, 3.1.2, 4.2.0, or later, if you must access
the Switch Admin on a switch running Fabric OS
2.6.x from a Solaris OS, use the Netscape 4.7.7
browser.
Firmware: version earlier than Fabric
OS 2.6.2, 3.1.2, or 4.2.0 with
secure mode enabled
Operating System: Solaris
Browser: Mozilla
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Advanced Web Tools updates
Issue: If you try to launch the Switch Admin, Zoning, Fabric
Watch, or High Availability Admin using firmware versions
earlier than 2.6.2, 3.1.2, or 4.2.0 on a Solaris OS with a
Mozilla browser, the browser might crash due to a buffer
overflow problem with Mozilla.
Workaround: Although the Netscape browser is not
supported by Web Tools for switches running Fabric
OS 2.6.2, 3.1.2, 4.2.0, or later, if you must access
the Switch Admin, Zoning, Fabric Watch, or High
Availability Admin on a switch running firmware
versions earlier than 2.6.2, 3.1.2, or 4.2.0 from a
Solaris OS, use the Netscape 4.7.7 browser.
Table 3
Limitations with Advanced Web Tools (continued)
Launch switch environment
Problems
Firmware: version earlier than Fabric
OS 2.6.2, 3.1.2, or 4.2.0
Operating System: any
supported OS with a supported
browser
Issue: When trying to access a switch running firmware
versions earlier than Fabric OS 2.6.2, 3.1.2, or 4.2.0 from
the launch switch, Switch Explorer will display a null
pointer exception and the SwitchInfo applet will not be
displayed. Switch Explorer does not work properly with
switches running the latest firmware.
Browser: any supported browser
on a supported OS
Workaround: Use a launch switch running Fabric OS
2.6.2, 3.1.2, 4.2.0, or later to access the switch.
Firmware: version earlier than Fabric
OS 4.4.0
Issue: When trying to perform end-to-end monitoring
(Advanced Performance Monitoring) on a local switch with
a Fabric OS earlier than 4.4.0, the SAN Switch 4/32 is
displayed as a 16-port switch.
Operating System: any
supported OS with a supported
browser
Browser: any supported browser
on a supported OS
Firmware: version earlier than Fabric
OS 4.4.0
Operating System: any
supported OS with a supported
browser
Browser: any supported browser
on a supported OS
Workaround: For a SAN Switch 4/32, use a launch
switch running Fabric OS 4.4.0 or later to perform
end-to-end monitoring on the switch.
Issue: When trying to perform zoning on a local switch
with a Fabric OS version earlier than 4.4.0, the SAN
Switch 4/32 is 16-port switch.
Workaround: If you are running Secure Fabric OS,
select a switch running Fabric OS 4.4.0 or later as
the primary FCS switch. If you are not running Secure
Fabric OS, use a launch switch running Fabric OS
4.4.0 or later to perform zoning on the switch.
Firmware: version earlier than Fabric
OS 2.6.2, 3.1.2, or 4.2.0
Issue: Any switches running Fabric OS 2.6.2, 3.1.2, 4.2.0,
or later, are unsupported through Netscape.
Operating System: Solaris
Workaround: The Netscape browser is not
supported by Web Tools for switches running Fabric
OS 2.6.2, 3.1.2, 4.2.0, or later. Use the Mozilla
browser version 1.6 to manage all of your switches
from a Solaris OS.
Browser: Netscape
Firmware: version earlier than Fabric
OS 2.6.2, 3.0.x, or 4.0.x
Issue: When you are trying to run Fabric View with a large
fabric, the browser might crash.
Operating System: Windows
Workaround: Use a launch switch that runs Fabric
OS 2.6.1, 3.0.x, 4.0.x, or later so that you can use
Switch Explorer (rather than Fabric View).
Browser: Internet Explorer
Use a launch switch with 2.6.2, 3.1.x, 4.1.x, or
later.
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Table 4, Table 5, and Table 6 list important information for switches running Fabric OS 4.4.0b.
Table 4
Information Specific to SAN Switch 4/32
SAN Switch 4/32
Description
SWL and LWL SFP
modules release
mechanism
The SAN Switch 4/32 uses an octal-style SFP cage that places SFPs in
close proximity. As a result of the physical space limitation between the
SFPs, HP requires the use of approved SFP modules only.
Using an approved SFP module eliminates issues associated with the fit and
removal of the module. Specifically, SFPs with wide bail latch mechanisms
that are not flush with the body of the SFP or SFPs with “push-tab” removal
mechanisms might prevent the proper insertion or removal of the SFP
module.
At the time of release, the following SFPs were certified for use with the
SAN Switch 4/32:
• HP StorageWorks 4Gb SW SnglePK SFP Transceiver, A7446A
• Short wavelength SFP, A6515A* or 300834-B21**
• Long wavelength SFP, 10 km, A6516A* or 300835-B21**
• Long wavelength SFP, 35 km, 300836-B21**
* Premerger HP part number
** Premerger Compaq part number
LED, system status
LED, system power
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The system status LED blink behavior in the SAN Switch 4/32 is different
from that of legacy HP StorageWorks switches. Legacy products blink
system status with the pattern amber, off, amber, off. The SAN Switch
4/32 blinks with the pattern amber, green, amber, green.
The system power LED behaves differently in the SAN Switch 4/32 than in
SAN Switch 2/8V and SAN Switch 2/16V. In the latter switches, it is solid
amber when a power supply FRU fails. In the SAN Switch 4/32, the system
power LED remains green, and the system status LED blinks, indicating an
error.
Advanced Web Tools updates
Table 4
Information Specific to SAN Switch 4/32 (continued)
SAN Switch 4/32
Description
Fan, RPM reading
The RPM range can differ by as much as 1000 from fan to fan, which is
within specifications. At the lowest RPM, the cooling specification is met; at
the highest RPM, the acoustic specification is met. In other words, during
normal operation, both the lowest and the highest observed fan speeds are
within adequate margin of the acoustic and cooling specifications.
WWN
The SAN Switch 4/32 uses a new block of WWN numbers. In addition to
the current WWN, HP uses the IEEE Organizationally Unique Identifier
(OUI) that was formally owned by Rhapsody Networks (now a part of
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.) for the new block of WWNs. The
official IEEE OUI database has been updated to reflect this ownership
change.
Network and fabric management applications that rely on the use of the
original Brocade OUI (00:60:69) to identify Brocade network elements
must be updated from the IEEE web site database (location below) to also
include the new Brocade OUI (00:05:1E).
IEEE OUI and Company_id Assignments:
NEW
00-05-1E (hex) Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
00051E (base 16) Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
1745 Technology Drive
San Jose CA 95110
UNITED STATES
OLD
00-60-69 (hex) BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, Inc.
006069 (base 16) BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, Inc.
1901 GUADALUPE PKWY
SAN JOSE CA 95131
UNITED STATES
For the IEEE list of public OUI assignments, go to:
http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/oui/index.shtml
In a management application using a Fabric Access version earlier than
3.0.2, SAN Switch 2/8V and 2/16V are displayed as Rhapsody
switches.
Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes
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Table 5
Core Switch 2/64 Information
Core Switch 2/64
Description
Power supply
requirements
Customers reconfiguring SAN Director 2/128-only configurations by
adding Core Switch 2/64 blades must ensure that all three power supply
FRUs are installed, because Core Switch 2/64 blades have greater power
requirements.
Table 6
Fabric OS area information
Fabric OS Area
Description
Compatibility
Sometimes in a mixed fabric of Fabric OS 4.x, 3.x, and 2.x, fabric
reconfiguration is caused by link reset on 3.x or 2.x. This happens only in a
fabric containing Fabric OS 3.x versions released earlier than 3.1.0 or
Fabric OS 2.x versions released earlier than 2.6.1 that are under heavy
traffic or CPU-intensive operations, such as large (50 KB) zone database
propagation. Use the latest revision of code across all releases in a mixed
fabric.
Ethernet port IP
addresses
When a Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Director 2/128 fails over to its standby
CP for any reason, the IP addresses for the two logical switches move to
that CP blade’s Ethernet port. This might cause informational ARP address
reassignment messages to appear on other switches in the fabric. This is
normal behavior, because the association between the IP addresses and
the MAC addresses has changed.
Firmware download
During a firmware download, rebooting or power cycling the CPs could
corrupt the compact flash.
CAUTION: Do not attempt to power off the CP board during firmware
download, to avoid high risk of corrupting your flash.
Firmware download
Fabric OS 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.4.0b non-disruptive firmware download
allows for firmware downgrades and upgrades; however, you might see
warning messages like the following:
0x239 (fabos): Switch: 0, Info PDM-NOTFOUND, 4, File
not found
(/etc/fabos/mii.0.cfg)
These warnings can be ignored.
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Fabric OS Area
Description
Firmware download:
boot ROM
The boot ROM in Fabric OS 4.4.0 is automatically upgraded, by firmware
download, to version 4.5.0 in all version 4.x switches. After it has
upgraded, the boot ROM will not downgrade if a firmware downgrade is
performed. This boot ROM version supports a redundant boot ROM
capability and redundant boot environments in the SAN Switch 4/32.
Firmware upgrade
Fabric OS 4.x firmware upgrades include the release.plist file. There
is a separate release.plist file for each platform; the correct one is
automatically selected when the firmwareDownload command is
executed. Provide the full path name; do not attempt to locate the
release.plist file in the top-level directory.
HA switch reboot failure
When a switch reboot or a failover occurs before POST is complete, the HA
resynchronization is disrupted. HA will not resynchronize until POST
completes.
CAUTION: To avoid disruptive failover, allow POST to complete before
performing a switch reboot or failover.
Invalid gateway IP
address error message
The user will see the following message on the console during startup when
the Ethernet IP and gateway IP addresses are set to the defaults:
SIOCADDRT: Invalid argument
.....
ip.c:311:Invalid gateway IP address 0.0.0.0
This is a display issue only and does not affect the functionality of the
switch.
IP address
CAUTION: Do not set a switch or CP IP address for the Ethernet interface
to 0.0.0.0.
Logging:
syslog.conf
In Fabric OS 4.x, the "kern" facility for syslog is no longer supported. You
must update all syslog.conf files to support local7 facilities. There is a
new syslogdFacility command to set the facility level that will be
used.
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Fabric OS area information (continued)
Fabric OS Area
Description
Logging: Solaris
syslogd local7 users
When using the new syslogdFacility command to set the local7
level, if an even-numbered facility level is selected (for example, 0, 2, 4 or
6), all switch Critical system messages appear in the odd-numbered
.emerg facility level file on the target Solaris systems: for example,
local6.emerg will appear in local7.emerg if syslogd facility level 6
is selected.
This behavior is not observed when selecting an odd-numbered facility
level initially on the switch. The problem also does not occur on Linux
server systems and is currently under investigation with Sun. The immediate
workaround is to select an odd-numbered syslogd facility level when using
the syslogdFacility command.
Logging: supportFTP
command
When setting the automatic FTP IP address, userid, password, and
associated directory path for use with the supportFtp command, the
parameters are not checked immediately for validity. Generate a manual
trace dump to confirm the FTP transfer immediately. First, use
supportFtp to set up FTP parameters. Next, use traceFtp -e to
enable automatic transfer of the trace dumps. Finally, use the traceDump -n
command to create a dump. Confirm that the FTP transfer was successful.
Logging:
chassisName
command
Run the chassisName command before upgrading to Fabric OS 4.4.0b
so that any subsequent error messages related to the chassis and switch
services will be logged correctly to the system error log. For further
information, refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0b procedures
user guide.
Logging: errClear
command
All error logs are persistent in Fabric OS 4.x, so the use of the errClear
command must be carefully considered. All persistent errors (all messages)
are erased on version 4.4.0b switches, as opposed to just those in local
memory.
Ports on Demand
The SAN Switch 4/32 with a 16-port factory configuration requires Ports
on Demand licenses to enable and use switch ports 16 through 31.
rsh and rlogin
The programs rsh and rlogin are not supported. If you try to use an
rsh or rlogin client, Fabric OS rejects the login attempt; however,
because most rsh and rlogin clients continue to retry the login for
several seconds before timing out, your system appears to hang. Secure
connections are available via a Secure Shell (SSH).
Security: default
password length
the initial login prompt for a switch accepts a maximum password length
of eight characters. Any characters beyond the eighth are ignored.
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Fabric OS Area
Description
Security: error counter
Telnet security errors that arrive in quick succession are recorded as a
single violation by the telnet error counter. For example, a login error from
a host whose IP address is 192.168.44.247 is logged as follows:
Security violation: Login failure attempt via
TELNET/SSH/RSH. IP Addr: 192.168.44.247
If another login violation occurs immediately, the message remains the
same and only the error counter is incremented.
Security: FCS list
Adding switches to the FCS list does not automatically join the switches in
a secure fabric. Add the switches to the FCS list of the new switches and
the target fabric. Reset the version stamp to 0 and either reset the E_Ports
or perform a switch disable and enable for the switches to join.
Security: HTTP policy
If HTTP_Policy is empty, you will not be able to log in and will receive a
Page not found error. This is expected behavior for this policy.
Security: invalid
certificate
Web Tools and Fabric OS are not consistent in how they report switch
certificate status. Web Tools reports a valid certificate with extra characters
appended to it as invalid, whereas Fabric OS accepts the certificate and
allows a secModeEnable command to complete successfully.
Security: PKICERT utility,
CSR syntax
Before using the PKICERT utility to prepare a certificate signing request
(CSR), ensure that there are no spaces in the switch names of any switches in
the fabric. The web site that processes the CSRs and generates the digital
certificates does not accept switch names containing spaces; CSRs that do
not conform to this requirement are rejected.
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Fabric OS area information (continued)
Fabric OS Area
Description
Security: PKICERT utility,
installing certificates
PKICERT 1.0.6 is the most current version of the PKICERT utility.
When running the PKICERT utility to install switch certificates in a fabric that
did not previously contain switch certificates and now includes a SAN
Director 2/128, select the option to specify that certificates are installed only
on those switches that do not currently contain certificates. SAN Director
2/128s are delivered with switch certificates preinstalled. Switches that were
originally shipped with Fabric OS 2.5, 3.0, and 4.0 and have never installed
and enabled Secure Fabric OS do not have certificates installed.
If you need to reinstall switch certificates in a SAN Director 2/128, follow
these guidelines:
• The host running PKICERT 1.0.6 must be connected to a proxy switch
running Fabric OS 2.6.2, 3.1.2, 4.2.0, or later.
• All switches in the fabric other than the SAN Director 2/128 can run
versions 2.6.1, 3.1, 4.1, or newer firmware.
Security: selectelnet
If you try to log in to a switch through a sectelnet client while that switch is in
the process of either booting or shutting down, you might see the message,
Random number generation failed. The message is printed by the
sectelnet client because the switch telnet service is not running (the
service has either already been shut down, if the switch is shutting down, or
is not yet established, if the switch is booting). If the switch is booting, wait a
few seconds and try again.
Security: secure mode
If an upgrade from Fabric OS 4.0.x to 4.1.x or 4.2 x is performed, followed
by a downgrade to Fabric OS 4.0.x and upgrade back to Fabric OS 4.1.x
or 4.2.x, the switch password state is reset and prompts the user for new
secure mode passwords. This does not apply to upgrades from version 4.2.0
to 4.4.0.
Security: secure mode,
passwd telnet
CAUTION: Using the passwd telnet command in secure mode to
change the password, results in all sessions using that password being
logged out, including the session that changed the password.
This is expected behavior. The session terminates if you change the password
in secure mode.
Fabric OS: CLI
commands, failover, and
port disable
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Changing port configurations during a failover can cause ports to be
disabled. Reissue the command after the failover is complete to bring the
ports online.
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Fabric OS Area
Description
Security: SLAP fail
counter and two
switches
The SLAP counter is designed to work when all the switches in the fabric are
in secure mode. All the switches in the fabric must be in secure mode for
accurate SLAP statistics.
Security: SSH login
To properly connect SSH login, wait for secure mode to complete before
rebooting or performing HA failover on the Core Switch 2/64 or SAN
Director 2/128. If secure mode is enabled and a reboot occurs before
secure mode completes, SSH login will not connect and will go to the wrong
MAC address because the active CP changes after an HA failover.
Support
Fabric OS 4.4.0b users should run the supportSave command instead
of, or in addition to, the supportShow command. Doing so gathers
additional switch details and sends by FTP all files to a customer server.
Refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x procedures user guide for
instructions on setting up FTP services.
Trace dump
Fabric OS 4.4.0b users should set up automatic FTP trace dump transfers to
customer FTP servers. Doing so will minimize trace dump overwrites. Refer
to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x procedures user guide for
instructions on setting up FTP services.
Trunking
You can disable or enable trunking using the switchCfgTrunk or
portCfgTrunk commands. When the command is executed to update the
trunking configuration, the ports for which the configuration applies are
disabled and reenabled with the new trunking configuration (as a result,
traffic through those ports could be disrupted.)
Upgrading to Fabric OS
4.4.0b
Recommended upgrade procedures to Fabric OS 4.4.0b include the
following:
Before loading version 4.4.0b:
• Run configupload to create a backup configuration, if the user wants
to return to version 4.2.x.
• Run supportShow to capture the previous error logs in version 4.2.x.
• Run chassisName to change the default factory configuration to a
more meaningful name.
After loading Fabric OS 4.4.0b, see “Logging, supportFTP,” earlier in this
table.
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Fabric OS Area
Description
WWN card FRU repair
If an HA failover or power cycle occurs during a FRU replacement on the
WWN card, the Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Director 2/128 becomes
nonoperational.
CAUTION: When performing a FRU replacement on a WWN card,
complete the FRU procedure before attempting an HA failover or power
cycling the chassis.
Zoning
Issue: Domain 0 in a zoning configuration file is invalid but has not been
previously enforced.
Workaround: Before upgrading a switch to Fabric OS 4.2.x or later, ensure
that the fabric’s zoning configuration does not contain domain ID 0, which
is used for zoning. This is specific only to 4.x switches.
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When enabling a new zone configuration, the user must ensure that the size
of the zone configuration does not exceed the minimum size supported by
all the switches in the fabric. Zone configuration sizes can be determined by
executing cfgsize on all the switches in the fabric.
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Documentation updates
This section provides information on last-minute additions and corrections to 4.x documentation.
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x command reference guide,
part number: AA-RVHVA-TE
The following lists changes to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x command reference guide. For
example, the following commands are not supported in Fabric OS 4.4.x:
• diagEsdPorts
• diagModePr
• diagSilkworm
• numSwitchSet
• numSwitchShow
• portCfgMcastLoopback
• tsHelp
On page 112:
Remove the reference to “fabric.ops.mode.vcEncode: 0” from the configShow output in the
Example section.
On page 639:
The supportSave command was modified in this release, as follows:
supportSave
Under the supportSave command, in the “Description” section, replace the following text:
“RASLOG
switchname-slot-YYYYMMDDHHMM-errDumpAll.ss
TRACE
switchname-slot-YYYYMMDDHHMM-tracedump.dmp
supportSave
switchname-slot-YYYYMMDDHHMM-supportShow (saved in the specified
remote directory)”
With this text:
“RASLOG
chassisname-slot-YYYYMMDDHHMM-errDumpAll.ss
TRACE
chassisname-slot-YYYYMMDDHHMM-tracedump.dmp
supportShow
chassisname-slot-YYYYMMDDHHMM-supportShow (saved in the specified
remote directory)”
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On page 223:
Under fportTest, in the “Operands” section, replace the –seed and –width operand
descriptions as follows:
–seed payload_pattern
Specify the pattern of the test packets payload. Valid values are:
0
CSPAT (default)
1
BYTE_LFST
2
CHALF_Sq
3
QUAD_NOT
4
CQRT_SQ
5
CRPAT
6
RANDOM
–width pattern width
Specify the width of the pattern that the user specified. When payload_pattern is set to
0x00, pattern_width is ignored. Valid values are:
1
byte (default)
2
word
3
quad
On page 268:
Under historyShow, in the “Description” section, add the following text:
The Core Switch 2/64 and the SAN Director 2/128 support 50 records. Other switch
models, which contain field-replaceable units (FRUs), support 28 records.
On page 639:
Under supportSave, in the “Description” section, replace the following text:
Use this command to save RASLOG, TRACE, and supportShow information for the local
CP to a remote FTP location.
with this text:
Use this command to save RASLog, TRACE, and supportShow (active CP only)
information for the local CP to a remote FTP location.
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HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x MIB reference guide,
part number: AA-RVHXA-TE
On page 32, add the following section after Table 3:
Firmware upgrades and enabled traps
Prior to Fabric OS v4.4, traps were turned on and off as a group (for example, the SW-Trap, or
FA-Trap). In these versions of the Fabric OS it was not possible to set individual traps (such as,
swSensorStatusChangeTrap, swTrackChangesTrap, or connUnitEventTrap).
In Fabric OS v4.4 or above you can turn on and off traps individually within a trap group. The
individual traps need to be enabled explicitly after the corresponding trap group is enabled.
Because the pre-Fabric OS v4.4 firmware only has trap group level settings, when you upgrade to
the Fabric OS v4.4 firmware or above, individual traps are turned off by default even if the
corresponding trap group was enabled before upgrading. When moving from a download version
to Fabric OS v4.4 or above you must use either the snmpmibvapset or snmpconfig command
to turn on explicitly the individual traps within each trap group.
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x procedures user guide,
part number: AA-RVHWA-TE
On page 50, in the “To enable or disable RADIUS service” section; add the following Warning:
WARNING! When you issue aaaConfig --radius on, all sessions in which you are logged
on are logged off immediately, and local authentication is disabled.
On page 81, at the end of the “Upgrading Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128” section
add the following Caution:
CAUTION: To successfully download firmware to a Director you must have an active Ethernet
connection on both CPs.
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On page 132, the following text should be added to the “Creating and Modifying Zoning
Configurations” section:
When enabling a new zone configuration, you must ensure that the size of the configuration does
not exceed the minimum size supported by all switches in the fabric. This is particularly important if
and when you downgrade to a Fabric OS version that supports a smaller zone database than the
current Fabric OS version. In this scenario, the zone database in the current Fabric OS version
would have to be changed to the smaller zone database before the downgrade.
You can use the cfgSize command to check both the maximum available size and the currently
saved size on all switches. Refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x command reference guide for
details on the cfgSize command. If you believe you are approaching the maximum, you can
save a partially completed zoning configuration and use the cfgSize command to determine the
remaining space.”
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x features overview, part number:
AA-RVHTA-TE
On page 26 in the first paragraph, replace the following text:
Cable lengths for participating links should differ no more than 30 meters.
With this text:
Cable lengths for participating links should differ no more than 550 meters. For optimal
performance, HP recommends a difference no greater than 30 meters.
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x Fabric Watch user guide,
part number: AA-RVJ0A-TE
The following rows replace the existing rows “Invalid CRC Count,” “Link Failure Count,” and “State
Changes” in Table 25, “Port Class Threshold Defaults,” on page 93.
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Area
Description
Default Threshold
Settings
Default Alarm
Settings
Threshold State
Link Failure Count
Monitors the
number of link
failures
Unit: Errors
Time Base: minute
Low: 0
High: 5
Buffer: 0
Changed: 0
Below: 0
Above: 0
In-between: 0
Informative
Informative
Out of range
In range
Invalid CRC Count
Monitors the
number of CRC
errors
Unit: Errors
Time Base: minute
Low: 0
High: 5
Buffer: 0
Changed: 0
Below: 0
Above: 0
In-between: 0
Informative
Informative
Out of range
In range
Invalid CRC Count
Monitors state
changes
Unit: Changes
Time Base: minute
Low: 0
High: 5
Buffer: 0
Changed: 0
Below: 0
Above: 0
In-between: 0
Informative
Informative
Out of range
In range
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x features overview, part number: AA-RVHTA-TE
The following row replaces the existing row, “State Changes,” in Table 26, “E_Port Class Threshold
Defaults,” on page 96.
Area
Description
Default Threshold
Settings
Default Alarm
Settings
Threshold State
State Changes
Monitors state
changes
Unit: Changes
Time Base: minute
Low: 0
High: 5
Buffer: 0
Changed: 0
Below: 0
Above: 0
In-between: 0
Informative
Informative
Out of range
In range
The following table replaces the existing Table 27, “F/FL_Port Class Threshold Defaults,” on page
98:
Area
Description
Default Threshold
Settings
Default Alarm
Settings
Threshold State
Loss of
Synchronization
Count
Monitors the
number of loss of
synchronization
errors
Unit: Errors
Time Base: minute
Low: 0
High: 5
Buffer: 0
Changed: 0
Below: 0
Above: 0
In-between: 0
Informative
Informative
Out of range
In range
Receive
Performance
Monitors the receive
rate, by percentage
Unit: Percent (%)
Time Base: minute
Low: 0
High: 100
Buffer: 0
Changed: 0
Below: 0
Above: 0
In-between: 0
Informative
Informative
Informative
Informative
Informative
State Changes
Monitors state
changes
Unit: Changes
Time Base: minute
Low: 0
High: 5
Buffer: 0
Changed: 0
Below: 0
Above: 0
In-between: 0
Informative
Informative
Out of range
In range
Transmit
Performance
Monitors the
transmit rate, by
percentage
Unit: Percent (%)
Time Base: minute
Low: 0
High: 100
Buffer: 0
Changed: 0
Below: 0
Above: 0
In-between: 0
Informative
Informative
Informative
Informative
Informative
Invalid CRC Count
Monitors the
number of CRC
errors
Unit: Errors
Time Base: minute
Low: 0
High: 5
Buffer: 0
Changed: 0
Below: 0
Above: 0
In-between: 0
Informative
Informative
Out of range
In range
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Area
Description
Default Threshold
Settings
Default Alarm
Settings
Threshold State
Invalid Transmission
Word
Monitors the
number of invalid
words transmitted
Unit: Errors
Time Base: minute
Low: 0
High: 5
Buffer: 0
Changed: 0
Below: 0
Above: 0
In-between: 0
Informative
Informative
Out of range
In range
Link Failure Count
Monitors the
number of link
failures
Unit: Errors
Time Base: minute
Low: 0
High: 5
Buffer: 0
Changed: 0
Below: 0
Above: 0
In-between: 0
Informative
Informative
Out of range
In range
Loss of Signal Count Monitors the
number of signal
loss errors
Unit: Errors
Time Base: minute
Low: 0
High: 5
Buffer: 0
Changed: 0
Below: 0
Above: 0
In-between: 0
Informative
Informative
Out of range
In range
Primitive Sequence
Protocol Errors
Unit: Errors
Time Base: minute
Low: 0
High: 5
Buffer: 0
Changed: 0
Below: 0
Above: 0
In-between: 0
Informative
Informative
Out of range
In range
Monitors the
number of primitive
sequence errors
The following row replaces the existing row “Flash” in Table 28, “Resource Class Threshold
Defaults,” on page 98:
30
Area
Description
Default Threshold
Settings
Default Alarm
Settings
Threshold State
Flash
Monitors the
percentage of
compact flash used
Unit: Percent (%)
Time Base: none
Low: 0
High: 85
Buffer: 0
Changed: 0
Below: 3
Above: 3
In-between: 1
Informative
Informative
Out of range
In range
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x Fabric Watch user guide, part number: AA-RVJ0A-TE
SAN Switch 2/8V, 2/16V, 2/16N, 4/32 installation guide,
part number: AA-RVULC-TE
On page 24, insert the following Important Note after step 1:
IMPORTANT: Before installing a license key, you must insert transceivers in the ports to be
activated. Remember to insert the transceivers in the lowest group of inactive port numbers first. For
example, if only 16 ports are currently active and you are installing one 8-Port Upgrade license key,
make sure to insert the transceivers in ports 16 through 23. If you later install a second license key,
insert the transceivers in ports 24 through 31.
On page 104, replace the following Note text:
The 0 ° to 40 °Celsius range applies to the ambient air temperature at the air intake vents
on the nonport side of the switch. The temperature inside the switch can be up to
75 °Celsius during switch operation.
If the internal temperature range exceeds the operating ranges of the components, the
LEDs, error messages, and Fabric Watch alerts will indicate a problem. Enter the
tempshow or Fabric Watch commands to view temperature status.
With this text:
The 0 ° to 40 °Celsius range applies to the ambient air temperature at the air intake vents
on the nonport side of the switch. The temperature inside the switch can be up to
65 °Celsius during switch operation.
If the internal temperature range exceeds the operating ranges of the components, the
LEDs, error messages, and Fabric Watch alerts will indicate a problem. Enter the
tempshow or Fabric Watch commands to view temperature status.
If the internal temperature range exceeds the safe range, the SAN Switch 2/8V and 2/16V
reboot. To remove power from the SAN Switch 2/8V and 2/16V, refer to the section
“Powering on and off” on page 62.
On page 107, under the heading “4/32 Fibre Channel Port Specifications,” replace the following
text:
The ports are capable of operating at 1, 2, or 4 Gbit/sec and are able to autonegotiate to
the higher of 1 or 2 Gbit/sec. Operation at 4 Gbit/sec must be manually set.
With this text:
The ports are capable of operating at 1, 2, or 4 Gbit/sec and are able to autonegotiate to
the higher of 1, 2, or 4 Gbit/sec.
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Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 installation guide,
part number: AA-RVUSC-TE
This section provides information on last-minute additions or corrections to the HP StorageWorks Core
Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 installation guide, part number AA–RVUSC–TE.
On page 45, insert the following “Powering off the switch” section:
To power off the Core Switch 2/64:
1. Shut down both logical switches:
a. Enter the switchShutdown command to ensure a graceful shutdown of Switch 1, and
verify the command has completed and displayed the message “Cleaning up kernel
modules.....Done”.
b. From the active CP card session, log into Switch 0 by entering the login command, logging
in as admin, then entering “0” to log into Switch 0.
c. Enter the switchShutdown command to ensure a graceful shutdown of Switch 0, and
verify the command has completed and displayed the message “Cleaning up kernel
modules.....Done”.
Example:
SW1:admin> switchshutdown
Stopping all switch daemons...Done.
Powering off slot 7...Done.
Powering off slot 10...Done.
Checking all slots are powered off...Done.
Cleaning up kernel modules.....Done
SW1:admin>
SW1:admin> login
login: admin
Enter Switch Number to Login <0 or 1>: 0
password: xxxx
SW0:admin>
SW0:admin> switchshutdown
Stopping all switch daemons...Done.
Powering off slot 1...Done.
Powering off slot 4...Done.
Checking all slots are powered off...Done.
Cleaning up kernel modules.....Done
SW0:admin>
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For details on the switchShutdown command, refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x
command reference guide.
Power off the chassis by flipping both AC power switches to “0” (LEDs inside AC power switches
should turn off). To maintain the ground connection, leave both power cords connected to the
chassis and to an electrical outlet.
On Page 110, add the following paragraph before the Note:
A SAN Director 2/128 that is fully populated with FC2-16 blades can function on one power
supply. Redundancy of the power supply is achieved using power supply FRUs in slots 1 and 2. You
can populate all 4 power supply slots in the SAN Director 2/128 for maximum redundancy. Power
supply FRUs are interchangeable between the Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128.
On page 110, replace the following statement in the section “Replacing a power supply and filler
panel”:
The left power connector provides power to the power supplies in slots #1 and #3 and the
right power connector provides power to the power supplies in slots #2 and #4. The power
connectors and the power supply slots are color coded to identify which power connectors
provide power to which power supply slots. See Figure 1 on page 16 for power supply
location.
With this statement:
The left power connector provides power to the power supplies in slots #1 and #3
(color-coded blue). The right power connector provides power to the power supplies in
power supply slots #2 and #4 (color-coded yellow). The power connectors and the power
supply slots are color coded to identify which power connectors provide power to each of
the power supply slots. See Figure 1 on page 16 for power supply locations.
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Replace Table 12 on page 76 with the following:
Table12: WWN Bezel LED Patterns
LED location
and purpose
LED Color
16-Port card/CP Steady green
card Power
Flashing green
No light (LED is
off)
Status
Recommended Action
Power is OK
No action required.
Power to port card is OK;
however, this LED flashes if the
port card status LED is flashing.
Check port card status LED
and determine if it is
flashing slow (2 second
increments) or fast (1/2
second increments) and then
take appropriate action.
No port card is present or the
power source is unavailable.
Insert port card, or check
AC switch and power
source.
NOTE: Check the individual port card (see Figure 15 on page 81) or CP
card power LEDs (see Figure 16 on page 85) on the port side of the chassis to
confirm the LED patterns.
16-Port card/CP Steady Amber
card Status
Slow-flashing
amber (2
seconds on;
then 2 seconds
off)
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Port card is faulty.
Check port card.
Port card is not seated correctly
or is faulty.
Pull card out and reseat it. If
LED continues to flash,
replace card.
Fast-flashing
amber (1/2
second on;
then 1/2
second off)
Environmental range exceeded
or port card failed diagnostics
(run during POST or manually).
Check for out-of-bounds
environmental range and
correct it. Replace card if it
fails diagnostics.
No light (LED is
off)
Port card is either healthy or
does not have power.
Verify that the port card
power LED is on.
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Table12: WWN Bezel LED Patterns (continued)
LED location
and purpose
LED Color
Status
Recommended Action
NOTE: Check the individual port card (see Figure 15 on page 81) or CP card
status LEDs (see Figure 16 on page 85) on the port side of the chassis to confirm
the LED patterns.
Power supply/
Power/Status
Steady green
Power is OK.
No action required.
Steady amber
Power supply is faulty.
Ensure that the correct AC
power switch is on and the
power supply is seated. If
LED remains on, replace the
power supply.
Slow-flashing
amber
FRU header (SEEPROM cannot
be read) due to I2C problem.
Replace power supply.
Fast-flashing
amber
Power supply is about to fail due
to failing fan inside the power
supply.
Replace power supply.
No light (LED is
off)
No power supply present or is
not inserted or seated properly,
or power source is unavailable.
Insert power supply module,
ensure it is seated properly,
or check AC switch and
power source.
NOTE: Check the individual power supply LEDs on the port side of the
chassis to confirm the LED patterns (see Figure 17 on page 72).
NOTE: If a port card slot or power supply bay has a filler panel installed, the corresponding LEDs
on the WWN card do not light up.
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On page 136, Table 19, "Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 system specifications,"
replace the following table entry:
"Switch latency <2.1 µsec any port to any port at 2 Gb/sec, cut-through routing"
With this table entry:
"Switch latency 2.05 < 2.35 µsec any port to any port at 2 Gbit/sec, cut-through routing"
On page 56, under the heading "Configure IP Addresses for CP Cards," remove the first sentence
in the Note:
Use a block of three IP addresses that are consecutively numbered in the last octet. The IP and
gateway addresses must reside on the same subnet.
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Closed issues from Fabric OS 4.4.0c
Table 7 lists issues resolved with the release of Fabric OS version 4.4.0c.
Table 7
Fabric OS 4.4.0c closed issues summary
Closed defect
Status
Issue: In switches running Fabric OS
4.x, the blade faults when it
encounters BLOOM parity errors in
the following SRAMs:
R2T, TFR, STATS, SMI, FLT, PHAN
Fixed
Issue: In PID Format 2 configuration,
host lost communication with device
when another host reboot on a
different port.
For example:
When port x is reset, traffic on
port x +16 is lost.
Fixed
Issue: Path lost during storage
virtualization device nodes reboot
with SAN Switch 4/32
Fixed
Example:
At a high level, path loss during node
reset on a storage virtualization
device. The finisar trace and internal
trace log identified multiple
symptoms:
•
Many soft port faults due to the
node not cutting off light during
reboot.
•
PRLI dropped by switch due to
duplicate SID cam entries
•
Route for a port was not set up
correctly on the switch.
Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes
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Table 7
Fabric OS 4.4.0c closed issues summary
Closed defect
Status
Issue: SAN Switch 2/32 slot-0
faulted and shows "No ports
found in the system!!!" during
voltage variation.
Fixed
Error Messages:
[HIL-1101], 107053,, ERROR,
Term_113, Slot 0 faulted, 2.5V
(3.30) is above threshold." and
slot is faulted.
and
CRITICAL, Term_113, System
fan(s) status Fan1=3276RPM
Fan2=3443RPM Fan3=3245RPM
Fan4=3443RPM Fan5=3276RPM
Fan6=
38
Issue: Name Server (NS) does
not respond and shows the error
message, 33170 ms.
Fixed
Issue: BL_1013 error message
displays on console, indicating
excessive interrupts during cable pull,
switch reboot or host reboot. In very
rare cases if and when the double
fault - fdet occurs, the blade is
faulted.
Fixed
Issue: The configdownload
command fails and issues an
error message: ficulmport failed
with rc=2I
Fixed
Issue: The configupload
command does not save the
FICO-CUP data in FOS 4.4.0x only.
Fixed
Issue: After firmwaredownload -sf
on Core Switch 2/64 , received
many instances of this message:
"Calling cal_CreateBladeObjectKeys
on 43100000"
Fixed
Closed issues from Fabric OS 4.4.0c
Table 7
Fabric OS 4.4.0c closed issues summary
Closed defect
Status
Issue: SAN Switch 2/32 reports
Fabric Watch error. Occurs when
Fabric Watch is initialized before
environment monitor daemon (emd)
is fully ready.
Fixed
Issue: systemverification
Fixed
command fails preventing an admin
user from running diagnostics on a
switch,
Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes
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Closed issues from Fabric OS 4.4.0d
Table 8 lists issues resolved with the release of Fabric OS version 4.4.0d.
Table 8
Fabric OS 4.4.0d closed issues summary
Closed defect
Status
Issue: "Switch bring-up timed out "
during hot code load
Symptom: SAN Director 2/128,
Switch bring-up timed out <<-- HA
timed out hashow: Local CP (Slot 6,
CP1): Active Remote CP (Slot 5,
CP0): Standby, Healthy HA
enabled, Heartbeat Up, HA State
not in sync Solution: After failover,
the EVMD needs to connect to the
clients that were connected to the
switch before the failover. EVMD is
trying to establish the connections
before failover completes.
Fixed
Issue: Disabling an active zone via
cfgDisbale disrupts Fiber
Channel IO.
Fixed
Symptom: cfgDisable about
3500 Fibre Channel frame loss on
point to point traffic.
Issue: "Zoning transaction aborted"
is logged as error message caused
by 3rd party application call home.
Fixed
Symptom: 3rd party application
call home when application probes
zone and aborts the transaction
intentionally.
Issue: API returns error
intermittently when trying to
establish a session with the proxy
switch when Fabric Manager tries
to retrieve Port Stats and
End-to-End Monitoring.
Symptom: When Fabric Manager
uses API, it returns -21 error code
when the
FabAPI_EstablishFabricSessionEx
call is being made.
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Closed issues from Fabric OS 4.4.0d
Fixed
Table 8
Fabric OS 4.4.0d closed issues summary
Closed defect
Status
Issue: Bad RSCN from 3rd party
switch caused name server to assert
and switch panic
Fixed
Symptom: kSWD: Detected
Unexpected Termination of:
''[0]nsd
Issue: Common Access Layer
Daemon (CALD) crash generated
core dump files and switch panic.
Fixed
Symptom: When an overnight
script was run to disable/enable
and to change speed on E-ports,
CALD generated core dump files.
Issue: In PID Format 2 (Extended
Edge PID Format), extend the
support beyond 127 ports. In PID
Format 2 (Extend Edge PID
FORMAT), change max port
support to 256.
Fixed
This change does not impact PID
format 1 (the most common used
Core PID Format). It only impacts
PID format 2 (Extended Edge PID)
Issue: Web Tools/FM displays
incorrect SCSI inquiry name for
iSCSI initiator and cannot see all
devices when launch switch is FOS
4.4.x
Fixed
Symptom: When using FOS4.4.x
as launch switch, the inquiry name
for the iSCSI initiator is displayed
incorrectly as a long hex string.
Also it does not report the
hostname capable FDMI devices.
Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes
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Table 8
Fabric OS 4.4.0d closed issues summary
Closed defect
Status
Issue: During firmware upgrade
from FOS4.0.2x to FOS 4.4.0x,
zone configuration is lost if switch
is rebooted without any prior zone
changes
Fixed
Symptom: During the upgrade from
internal FOS v4.0.2 to v4.4.0x,
there is a loss of zoning
configuration. Even though
cfgshow is empty, it will not
merge after
portdisable/enable. When
workaround by using
configdownload with a saved
configuration file created prior to
FOS 4.4.0, configdownload fails
with vcEncoded mode not
supported on FOS4.4.0x.
Issue: The RPA and RPRT is not
forwarded to FOS5.0 and later
versions
Fixed
Symptom: When local domain
HBA/port information changes, the
information is not propagated to
domains running FOS5.0 or
higher.
Issue: Cannot create DCC_POLICY
by using * to include port numbers
greater than 127 in the
DCC_POLICY.
Fixed
Symptom: secpolicycreate
"DCC_POLICY", "domainid(*)" on
a platform with more than 128
port, fails with VERIFY - Failed
expression: strlen(mbrBuf) > 0
Issue: ConnUnitPortFCid MIB
changed format in FOS 4.4.0x
Symptom: Output from early FOS
was in byte data format. This was
changed to asci data for
FOS4.4.0x which caused
applications relying on the old
format to break.
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Closed issues from Fabric OS 4.4.0d
Fixed
Table 8
Fabric OS 4.4.0d closed issues summary
Closed defect
Status
Issue: swFCPortLinkState is
not in sync with
portdisable/portenable on
FOS4.4.x.
Fixed
Symptom: Pre-FOS 4.4.0, the status
of SW-MIB::swFCPortLinkState
changed according to portEnable
and portDisable commands. In FOS
4.4.0x, unless the FC cable is
connected to the switch, it always
shows the port as disabled.
Issue: When using FOS 4.4.x as a
proxy to manage a future new
platform with greater then 128
ports, any MS command (except
Vendor Unique New Generation
commands) may fail if the receiving
data exceeds 3K limit.
Fixed
Symptom: When FOS 4.4.0x
switch is used as proxy, API
GetObjectsByType is returning
an error code -221.
Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes
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Closed issues from Fabric OS 4.4.0e
Table 9 lists issues resolved with the release of Fabric OS version 4.4.0e.
Table 9
Fabric OS 4.4.0e closed issues summary
Closed defect
Status
Issue: Found memory leaks in
Asynchronous Response Router
(ARR) and Management Server
Daemon (MSD).
Fixed
Issue: Fabric Watch no longer
reports contribution ports for port
fault marginal condition in FOS
4.4.0.
Fixed
Symptom: 005/03/29-18:16:33,
[FW-1437], 157,, WARNING,
brocade2, Switch status change
contributing factor Faulty ports: 1
faulty ports.
Issue: fspfd experiences ASSERT
while processing Link State Update
record (LSU) during fabric merge.
Fixed
Symptom: The fspfd experienced an
ASSERT while processing the LSU.
The fabric is in interop mode; the lsr
is generated by domain 4; and
domain 5 is connected to domain 4
through port 1. The supportshow
contains the fabricshow, and
domains 4 and 5 are not present.
Issue: Switch reboot with Time
Service Daemon (tsd) panic while
setting hardware clock due to I2C
contention with another process.
Symptom: tsd panic in hardware
clock set code. When contention
occurs, the process blocked from I2C
access could go beyond the time
limit set by the software watchdog.
The process is then killed by the
software watchdog.
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Closed issues from Fabric OS 4.4.0e
Fixed.
Table 9
Fabric OS 4.4.0e closed issues summary
Closed defect
Status
Issue: Both CPs reboot at same time
after blade replacement.
Fixed
Symptom: During initialization on a
Core Switch 2/64, a blade is faulted
and sysctrl tries to shut down the
blade. During this shutdown process,
the object used to reference this
blade has not been initialized
causing the CP to ASSERT due to an
invalid object
Issue: Without Fabric Watch license,
snmpd panic during mib walk.
Fixed
Symptom:
run: snmpwalk -v3 -u snmpadmin1
10.64.148.56
.1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.10.1;
There will be 19000 no fabric watch
license printed, then snmpd panics.
Issue: Memory corruption when
management software sends fabric
slot information request through
msd, which causes a switch panic.
Fixed
Symptom: kSWD kill of msd,
portlogdump has following entry
earlier: msd msRemQ 255 f004
00fffc7b,00fffc2c,10000060,69805
fe1 <-- GSLOTD
Issue: When there is a faulted blade
in a chassis based switch, Fabric
Manager shows the switch to be
unreachable.
Fixed
Symptom: A switch is seen as
"Unknown" in FM. Unable to fully
manage switch through Fabric
Manager.
Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes
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Table 9
Fabric OS 4.4.0e closed issues summary
Closed defect
Status
Issue: Zone daemon (zoned)
occasionally panics during zone
changes.
Fixed.
Symptom: Switch panics with zoned
when performing zoning changes
and leaves behind a stack backtrace
with cfgBufGetEnableSig as
the top frame.
Issue: With a 3rd party switch, when
receiving an empty data record, the
zone daemon (zoned) panics in
interopmode.
Fixed.
Symptom: zoned assert in
merge/zn_merge_dbg.c:452
Issue: Class3 frames could be
dropped in session based zoning
when a different port in the same
zone goes off/on line.
Fixed.
Symptom: Customer's 3rd party box
reports frame drop error.
Issue: swFabricWatchTrap has
Fixed
#SUMMARY and #ARGUMENTS out
of sync with OBJECTS order <H271>
Solution: The new varbinding
command
swEventSeverityLevel was
added in the varbind list but the
argument list was not changed
properly. Correct SNMP MIB to
match the summary and argument
list.
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Closed issues from Fabric OS 4.4.0e
Closed issues from Fabric OS 4.4.0f
Table 10 lists issues resolved with the release of Fabric OS version 4.4.0f.
Table 10
Fabric OS 4.4.0f closed issues summary
Closed defect
Status
Issue: When "Long Distance Fabric"
parameter is configured on 1 Gb
StorageWorks 8 and 16 switches to
include a SAN Switch 4/32 in the
fabric, ISL ports on the older switches
get link timeouts.
Workaround: Do not use Long
Distance Fabric parameter. Use
portcfglongdistance to set
Long distance link on individual
port.
1 Gb StorageWorks 8 and 16
switches running FOS 2.x must set the
Long Distance Fabric parameter ON
when connected to a SAN Switch
4/32. This results in a Continuous
Link Timeout.
Issue: DCC policy is not enforced
properly after
failover/reboot/fastboot.
Workaround: Issue a subsequent
secpolicyactivate after the
reboot/fastboot completes to
reestablish the DCC policy.
Symptom: DCC_POLICY is not
enforced if only 1 CP is rebooted or
fastbooted during either cold or
warm recovery. Rebooting or
fastbooting both CPs does not show
any error.
Issue: When a disk drive on a loop is
replaced, the Nameserver still shows
the WWN of the old drive.
Symptom: During JBOD drive
replacement testing, the new drive
WWN information is not listed in the
switch name server table. The
portloginshow command
displays the correct WWN of the
drive, but the old wwn shows up in
the name server table.
Issue: Switch does not pass traffic in
interopmode with Window host if
there is a zone change performed
without a switch reboot.
Workaround: After swapping the
device, portdisable and
portenable will correct the
portwwn in the NS database.
Workaround: Switch reboot.
Symptom: FC trace showed FOS 4.4
switch rejecting a GPN_ID with the
error port ID not in register.
Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes
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Table 10
Fabric OS 4.4.0f closed issues summary
Closed defect
Status
Issue: MSd panic while processing a
bad frame sent by a remote switch
that is out of memory.
Fixed.
Symptom: FOS 4.4.x switch panics
in msd when the remote switch has
an out-of-memory or low-memory
signature. The problem only
happens if the remote switch is
running a version of code older than
FOS 4.4 and is also low on or out of
memory.
Issue: Switch panic on FOS4.4.x with
zoned assert on invalid interface
identifier.
Workaround: Disable F ports
before upgrade.
Symptom: Zone panic with assert at
merge/zn_merge_dbg.c:453, with
call from
zoneDomain_portsIfId.
Issue: SAN Director 4/256 panic
(zoned ASSERT when
trans_in_progress is detected) when
multiple changes take place without
Reliable Commit Service (RCS).
Symptom: Zone daemon causes
switch panic.
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Closed issues from Fabric OS 4.4.0f
Workaround: Enable RCS, avoid
multiple transactions initiated in
parallel.